brush (verb)
41brush down — phr verb Brush down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑horse …
42brush off — phr verb Brush off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑dirt, ↑sand …
43brush out — phr verb Brush out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑tangle …
44brush off — PHRASAL VERB If someone brushes you off when you speak to them, they refuse to talk to you or be nice to you. → See also brush off [V n P] When I tried to talk to her about it she just brushed me off. [Also V P n (not pron)] …
45ˌbrush sth ˈup — phrasal verb to improve your skills or knowledge of something I took a class to brush up my German before the trip.[/ex] …
46ˌbrush ˈup on sth — phrasal verb to improve your skills or knowledge of something I took a class to brush up my German before the trip.[/ex] …
47brush back — transitive verb : to throw a brushback to hard to set up a hitter if you can t brush him back Red Schoendienst …
48brush back — transitive verb see brushback …
49brush — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. thicket, scrub, shrubbery; broom. v. sweep; graze. See cleanness, roughness, touch, painting, contention. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A brushing instrument] Common types of brushes include: bristle, fiber …
50ˌbrush sth aˈside — phrasal verb to refuse to accept that something is important or true The minister brushed aside accusations that he had lied.[/ex] …
